Mark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental health
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didn't tobacco companies once refute a causal connection between smoking and lung cancer?
what else is he going to say? that he knows he's profiting from pouring poisonous sludge into all our lives?
And, even though Big Tobacco was obviously lying, they sewed enough doubt to keep the topic as an issue of debate for decades after we knew it was dangerous.
Zuck is likely doing the same because it works.
Oil companies too. Honestly, the tobacco industries bullshit is pretty foundational to any communications studies.
It's something we should all keep in mind when whenever we are subject to corporate communications/public relations.
Worse. They had these big, decades-long gaslighting campaigns, selling cigarettes as "good for you" because they "calm" you down, make you look cool and lower your blood pressure, etc.
Even if he was right, his word can't be taken seriously because of his position. He's never going to admit his product is actually detrimental.
Tobacco exec: it's not cancerous
Oil exec: lead additives are safe
Social media exec: no harm to your kids psychology
Sonic Team exec: we won't make you a furry
Shit, what did I miss?
FBM is the only reason it’s still alive.
And events. I use it to follow a bunch of places that have musical events or drinking contests. But I don't have a single friend, and I only check it once a week or so to see what's coming up.
Mark Zuckerberg is the stereotypical CEO: lying, ignorant, and indifferent about the wellbeing of humans, as long as it generates profits.
Lol everyone knows there is, even the kids
"Wolf says there's 'no causal connection' between him being there and a declining sheep population."
Mark ZuckerbergThe Tobacco Industry says there’s ‘no causal connection’ betweensocial mediaSmoking and teenmentalrespiratory health.There...fixed it.
Best joke of the day.
I've read dozens upon dozens of claims that social media was harmful, and always dismissed them as Karen nonsense, "think of the children" bullshit, or "kids these days" boomer ignorance.
Today, for the first time, I have started to believe there might actually be some truth to the idea.
Yeah because it's more than a casual connection
Causal, not casual. Same sentiment though, there is a proven link and of course he doesn't think that's a problem because he sells the problem.
Lol sorry, morning brain
I had to see the person correcting you to realise myself.
That got a laugh out of me so well done for that misstske, casual connection 😁!
He is the right one who ought to tell us! /s
Emotionless Android in human skin cites results of programming sub-routine to conclude state of human mental wellbeing.
I would love to believe that, but instead I can't help but believe a collapse of society would just put these people in an even higher level of control. They have the most starting resources, so they'll have an advantage starting over, and with no rules or restrictions, it will be bad for everyone else.
Torment Nexus creator claims the Torment Nexus is not dangerous
And the oil industry said to the world for decades that pollution wouldn't cause climate change. Yet here we are.
True. There's a pretty direct connection.
That would be what causal means mate.
Not in the English world it doesn't, mate.
Casually incorrect about causality.
I'm not entirely clear if you are just reading causal as casual or if you're trying to say that a causal connection can be indirectly related.
Don't you people have other random things to nitpick to death for no reason?
It's not really a nitpick if the two words mean entirely different things mate
I don't even know what you're talking about anymore. You're being dumb about a quick joke comment. Go do something.
You confused the word casual and causal, got corrected on your mistake, doubled down anyway, and proceeded to get pulled into a stupid Internet argument about it.
Causal
I haven't seen anything that indicates there is, so he's not wrong.
While there's links between depression and social media use, I haven't seen anything causal determined.
It could be the other way around, that people are more likely to use social media when feeling depressed.
It's very difficult to prove if a correlation is causal.
Per the article, not only is he wrong, but he's knowingly wrong thanks to inside company research concluding the contrary.
Also colloquially known as lying.